Fighting Bees One Win Away From Conference Title

Everything was on for the St. Ambrose Fighting Bees (17-13, 7-4) on Senior Day as they defeated the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (18-12, 7-5) by a final score of 91-73.

Led by four players in double figures, the Fighting Bees shot 72.4% in the first half to give them a 54-31 halftime lead.

Karl Petersen led the way for the Fighting Bees scoring 21 points, grabbed five rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals.  Matt Fitzpatrick was not to far behind with 18 points.  Tom Pavljasevic scored 17 points to bring his career total to 1,017.  Jason Geering added ten points.  

Pavljasevic and Geering as well as Joe Barrer all were honored before the game as they played their last regular season home game at Lee Lohman Arena.

The Tigers were led by a 25 point performance by Nic Wilson.  Adam Stringer added 14 points on the night where the Tigers got with as many as ten late in the second half.

The Fighting Bees control their own destiny with the final conference games to be played Monday night.  The Fighting Bees will travel to Cedar Rapids to face off against Mt. Mercy, with a victory the Fighting Bees would be crowned MCC regular season champs, as they hold the tie breaker.  The game will tip off at 5:30 p.m.